Browsing by Subject "Race"
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Being Black: A study of Black panethnicity in the United States
(2020-05-28)While the examination of Asian, Hispanic, Indian, and white panethnicity abounds, systematic research on black panethnicity is surprisingly absent. This research is the first comprehensive study of black panethnicity in ... -
Biracial identity development: A study of colorism and racial invalidation
(2020-08-17)I examine the impact familial and social dynamics play in bi/multiracial (my term for non-monoracial people) women’s sense of their own racial identity. I argue for the need to reevaluate our understanding of colorism when ... -
Diet quality, inflammation and affective reactivity in mental health
(2021-01-20)There is growing evidence for the influence of diet, inflammation and affective reactivity on mental health. It is important to consider whether diet quality impacts expression of anxiety and depression symptoms. Inflammation ... -
Divinely ordained death? Exploring religious determinants of support for capital punishment, abortion, and euthanasia
(2021-02-03)Whether individuals may decide to end other people or their own life has always been a matter of ethical and social debate. The current research explores attitudes toward three cases of unnatural death: capital punishment, ... -
An examination of the diversity of the NCAA Division I pipeline to athletic director
(2016-05-09)The purpose of this study is to examine the diversity in the NCAA DI FBS pipeline to the Athletic Director position. This examination will occur through assessment of racial and gender data gathered for assistant and ... -
Experiences of Indian immigrant women in the United States: Empowerment, inequality and intersections of race, ethnicity, class, and gender
(Texas Woman's University, 2012-07-17)This study explores the narratives of first-generation Indian immigrant women working and residing in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. With a focus on gender in the context of immigration, this study asks three questions: In what ... -
An exploration in phronesis and ethos: Transgressing boundaries of gender, ethnicity, and class for (non)traditional African American women
(2008-08)This qualitative study examines how phronesis enables nontraditional African American women students to construct ethos in their discourse by establishing the link between sociocultural factors in their social lives and ... -
Intersections of religion and race in Women's and Gender Studies: Possibilities for teaching introductory courses
(2021-04-16)This dissertation study aims to improve social-justice education by investigating an area of diversity that is often overlooked within the field of women’s and gender studies (WGS): religion. Using introductory WGS courses ...